Resources
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YouVersion is a free online Bible resource created by Lifechurch.tv in Oklahoma City. You can find a link to the online Bible below under "Bible Study Tools" resources. YouVersion is also available as a free app on iPhone, iPod touch, Android and Blackberry phones. In the App Store simply search for “lifechurch.tv” and you should find the app. One of the things that is available through YouVersion is a “Live” feature in which a church can publish a whole host of information and allow you to follow along on your web-enabled mobile device with our morning gathering. This is a feature that we at Heartland Church are beginning to use and we want to invite you to use this resource on Sunday mornings. What can you do with YouVersion Live? Here are just a few things: 1) Get bulletin info, 2) follow along with the flow of the gathering, 3) give your tithes and offerings online via PayPal, 4) take message notes on your phone or computer and email them to yourself, 5) submit prayer requests, 6) participate in live polls and discussions and more. To use YouVersion Live, simply download the free app on your iPhone, iPod Touch, Android or Blackberry phone. Once downloaded open the app and create a free account with YouVersion. Once your account is set up, you can open the app and click on the “Live” page. Search for live events using our zip code (95377) and you'll find any available Sunday morning events for Heartland Church. If you’re not an iPhone, iPod Touch, Android or Blackberry user, you can still use YouVersion Live with any web-enabled mobile device by going to www.youversion.com/groups/heartlandtracy. If you any questions or problems getting set up, please don’t hesitate to contact Skot Lokers.
Bible Study Tools:
YouVersion (http://www.youversion.com/)
YouVersion is a free online Bible resource that allows you to read, study and interact with Scripture in online Christian community. YouVersion provides free access to numerous Bible translations, daily reading plans and the ability to journal on specific passages of Scripture and interact with what others have written as well.
Bible Gateway (http://www.biblegateway.com/)
Bible Gateway is another free online Bible resource that provides access to numerous Bible translations, daily reading plans and additional Bible study resources like commentaries and Bible Dictionaries.
Bible Study Tools (http://www.biblestudytools.com/)
Bible Study Tools is an amazing website that provides free access to Bible study tools like commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias and much more to take your Bible study to the next level.
Family Tools:
Focus on the Family (http://www.focusonthefamily.com/)
Focus on the Family is a ministry dedicated to providing resources to help families thrive in an ever-changing, ever-more-complicated world.
Plugged In Online (http://www.pluggedin.com/)
Plugged In Online is a website designed by Focus on the Family to give families important information, tools and resources to help them navigate through the world of popular culture (TV, movies, music, video games, etc.).
Ripon Christian Schools (http://www.rcschools.com/)
Providing Preschool through 12th grade Christian education
Financial Tools:
Crown Financial Ministries (http://www.crown.org/)
Crown Financial Ministries exists to see the followers of Christ in every nation faithfully living by God’s financial principles in every area of their lives. This website provides tools, articles and resources to help you work through just about any financial issue from a Biblical perspective.
Community Resources:
Tracy Interfaith Ministries (http://www.tracyinterfaith.org/)
Tracy Interfaith Ministries is an interactive group of participating church bodies whose ministry is to the community in need. The facility provides food, clothing, and other emergency needs.
McHenry House (http://www.mchenryhousetracy.org/)
The McHenry House Tracy Family Shelter responds to the needs of families in crisis from Tracy and surrounding regions. The shelter serves heads of households who are suddenly homeless or need help to recover their ability to provide a home for their children.
Healthy Connections (http://www.suttertracy.org/resourcecenter/default.html)
Located in downtown Tracy, Healthy Connections offers a wealth of health education resources and social and family support services available through Sutter Tracy Community Hospital and county and local non-profit agencies.
Larch Clover Community Center (http://www.sjaging.org/Comm_Centers/Larch/default.htm)
The San Joaquin County Aging and Community Services provide numerous services and information for caregivers, service providers, and seniors.
Denominational Resources:
The Christian Reformed Church (http://www.crcna.org/pages/index.cfm)
Heartland Church is a member of the Christian Reformed Church - a diverse family of congregations, assemblies, and ministries expressing the good news of God’s kingdom that transforms lives and communities worldwide.
Faith Alive Christian Resources (http://www.faithaliveresources.org/)
Faith Alive Christian Resources is the publishing ministry of the Christian Reformed Church. It provides resources that call people to follow Jesus Christ by helping them to understand, experience, and express the news of God's kingdom that transforms lives and communities worldwide.
